The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-02-02
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

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The West Virginia Legislature failed to
elect Senator.
The brewers at Dcs Moines, Ia, have
again closed their retail bars
The trial Of Doodle Alderman O'Neill, Of
New York, began yesterday.
The British steamer Crambrook has been
los, 1T sea with her crew of 80 men.
y dozen families in IIazclton. Penn, have
been poisoned by eating 4 bad cheese.
The shot tower of the Gulf Shot and Lead
Company, Of New Orleans, has been burned.
The Queens speech on the opening OF
Parliament excited little interest
4 fire in Dallas. Tex, on Wednesday
destroyed 100000 worth Of property.
EyPrcsident Hayes has been appointed
Trustee Of the University Of Ohio.
Argument in the telephone case began in
tie United States Supreme Court Monday.
In the last 10 days more than $1,000, ,0tO
worth Of Alabama public lands has been
sold.
The British steamship Ncpaili recently
sank Chinese transport with 100 nlanda-
rins and soldiers
The lower house Of the Texas Legislature
has passed q bill forbidding officials Of that
State from using free passes on railroads.
The National Convention Of the Woman
Suffrage Association opened its session at
Washington yesterday.
Governor Foraker. of Ohio, has issued q
proclamation of quarantine against the
shipment of cattle for Illinois.
Judge Thomas S. Ashe. of the State Su-
ptcnlc Court. is critically III ut lis home, in
Waticsboro, y. G.
The residence of II. F. Ross, at Fcrnan
City, Pa, was burned, and his four chill
drcn were burned to death.
The United Labor party Of Philadelphia,
Pa, in convention have nominated Thomas
Phelps, g shoemaker, for Mayor.
Two pilots were drowned while attempt
Ing TO make a landing at Barnegat, \. j.,
their boat being lost il the gale.
The resolution to amend the Constitution
so Us to permit women to vote has been
killed in the Senate.
Ex-Sherif Harry H. Koch. of Buffalo,
n. Y, committed suicide Tuesday by hang
inS.
There has been no advance towards set
t:eIuent of the trouble in Higgins carpet
factory at New York.
Bismarck claims that he will soon publish
q paper from the Pope, taking sides with
the government.
Over $4,000 Ion ngshoremen are on strike
in New York, and many ocean steamships
are kept in port.
The North Carolina Knights of Labor
have passed resolutions urging the passage
CT the Blair educational bill.
The headquarters of the Richmond and
Danville railroad will soon be moved back
to Richmond.
The Chicago Union League has declined
to elect Mr.. Gladstone an honorary mcm-
Der of that body.
The longshoremen' S strike in New York
is growing in proportions, and has now eX.
tended to nearly all the steamship lines.
An order has been issued forbidding the
expectation of horses across TIE German
frontier in any direction.
The Memphis (Tenn National Bank,
with its capital stock of $500,000 all sub
scri5cd, was organized last night. szrSs szrss
4 boiler explosion near Oil City, Pa, in
tie Egypt oil district, demolished the boiler
house and killed two men
The Senate has passed the House bill 10
appropriate $500. 900 for site and pub
lie building in Charleston.
The Tennessee Legislature, on the sixth
ballot for United States Senator, elected ex-
Governor ". B. Bates, Democrat.
The Michigan Legislature has passed a
bill directed against imported detectives
like Pinkerton's men.
Two boys, aged - and - respectively,
were drowned in the Schuylllill canal.
They were skating, and the ice broke.
The bill appropriating 800, 900 for the
relief of the sufferers by the Grouth was
passed in the Texas Senate.
The people Of Corinth, Miss, are clated
over the discovery Of what appears to be
black and white iron ore u miles distant:
Four ballots were taken in joint session
IL The Texas Legislature for Senator, but
without final result. Reagan leads.
The longshoremen's strike in New York
is growing serious, and trouble is expected
IN u few days when large ocean steamships
cjyAe.
Tie Health Commissioners of New York
have decided not to declare small poX cpl
deo!ical as it would cause the city to lose
about s., 600, 900 worth of trade.
Senator Butler has introduced an amend.
ment to the river and harbor bill, providing
for an appropriation Of 100000 for Win
yah Bay.
Tie Texas Legislature ba!loted for United
STATES Senator without result. a joint bal
lot vii be taken to-day. General 0laNey
leads.
To-day the two houses Of the West Eir-
ginia Legislature will ballot for Senator in
joint assembly, and it is thought that Cam
den will be elected.
lIcliingsworth, the defaulting treasurer
of Knox county, Ind, walked into the
court room and gave himself up. Its said
he viii implicate prominent citizens.
Several persons have died at Mount Clair.
y. j from drinking water from q well that
had 5cen poisoned by the drainage of a cess
pool.
The New German Liberals of the Second
Berlin district have nominated Prof. Fir-
chow for the Reichstag, in opposition to
Eoa lloltke
J. Ii. Enge!, of Sunbury, Pa, died re-
Gently Of hydrophobia. He was bitten by
a dog above the eye short time ago lie
fro,h@d at the mouth with convulsions be-